Some More Challenge Details

A Few More Details…

For those interested in the challenges I announced last night, here are a few more details about them.

Still lots of room in both challenges.

First I want to stress the point of this is to help writers and have fun and get some novels and stories done. I also function as a form of cheerleader along the way to help you keep going.

— For the novel challenge, you can start writing in September as long as you have no more than 50% of the novel done before October.

— Short story challenge only goes two months, but the novel challenge goes to January 15th to give everyone time for the holidays.

— Both challenges will have what I call “off-ramps” if things are not working. I will offer them at different points in the challenges. The off-ramps basically take you to two online workshops you can take any time. Sometimes we get into challenges and realize they are not working. So with these off-ramps, no one gets hurt. Basically you have just bought two online workshops.

— I will read any type of fiction. Any type. No restrictions.

— For the novel challenge, I will ask for a weekly update. But you only turn in the final book when it is done.

So below are the basics of both challenges again. I sure had fun with the reading this summer, so I am looking forward to doing this again this fall. I won’t be able to do this again at any point in the future that I can see right now.

SHORT STORY Challenge:

— Write thirty short stories in 60 days. You can take the full time or you can write them in a month. Up to you.

— I will charge $600 to be your first reader. If you finish 30 stories in 60 days, you get two online workshops of your choice, a $600 value. (In essence, I will read for free if you do the challenge.)

— If you feel the challenge is not working for you, I will offer you an off-ramp at various points and you can take it and get the two online workshops. So you can try this risk free.

NOVEL Challenge:

— Write three novels between October 1st and January 15th. You can take the full time or you can write them quicker. Up to you.

— I will charge $600 to be your first reader. If you finish the three novels in the time, you get two online workshops of your choice, a $600 value. (In essence, I will read for free if you do the challenge.)

— Novels can be any length over 30,000 words and at least half of the first one must be written during the time of the challenge.

— If you feel the challenge is not working for you, I will offer you an off-ramp and you can take it and get the two online workshops. I also will give you two online workshops if a life event comes up and you can’t finish.

My duties as first reader will be this:

I will read your story or novel as a reader, comment as a reader and as an editor some. I will tell you what I liked, what didn’t work for me, and general stuff like that. I WILL NOT COPYEDIT or REWRITE your story or help you plot your story. However, I will tell you if it would work as a novel. (grin)

— Cost is $600. No restrictions. First five signed up for each challenge are in.

So in summary, pay $600 to get me as a first reader for thirty stories or three novels. Start on October 1^st.  Short story challenge goes until the end of November, the novel challenge until January 15th. If you get them done, you get two $300 online workshops and my reading for free.

Any questions, feel free to write me or ask in the comments section.